Juniper EX Series EX4500 End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Juniper EX Series EX4500 — switch. Published end-of-sale (last order) and end-of-support (EOSL) dates from Juniper JTAC End-of-Life bulletins.
Every tracked Juniper EX Series EX4500 SKU group is past Juniper end of service life (last group Dec 2022). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
End of sale
Jan 2011 – May 2016
Last date of support
Jan 2016 – Dec 2022
Part numbers
15
47
months since the last part number lost support
Why this score
- Past end of service life: the first part numbers 130 months ago, the last 47 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: switch
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 5 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | End of sale | Last date of support | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX4500-40F-FB | Jan 2011 | Jan 2016 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-40F-BF | Jan 2011 | Jan 2016 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-40F-BF-C | Dec 2013 | Dec 2018 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-40F-DC-C | Dec 2013 | Dec 2018 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-40F-FB-C | Dec 2013 | Dec 2018 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-LB | Dec 2013 | Dec 2018 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-40F-VC1-DC | May 2016 | May 2020 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-PWR1-DC | May 2016 | May 2020 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-PWR1-AC-BF | May 2016 | May 2021 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-RMK-DPX | May 2016 | May 2021 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-40F-VC1-BF | May 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-40F-VC1-FB | May 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-PWR1-AC-FB | May 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-UM-4XSFP | May 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
| EX4500-VC1-128G | May 2016 | Dec 2022 | Past support | EX4500 switch |
Options from here
The Juniper EX Series EX4500 is past Juniper end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market. Current eBay listings for EX Series EX4500 ↗
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
EX Series EX4500 questions
Is the Juniper EX Series EX4500 end of life?
Yes. Every dated EX4500 SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the EX4500?
Last dates of support across EX4500 SKU groups range from Jan 2016 to Dec 2022.
Where do these EX4500 dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Juniper end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.